News Services
(India’s Public Service Broadcaster)
News Services Division: All India Radio
(Reference and PP&D Unit)
NBH, Parliament Street, New Delhi
News Services Division
Living up to its noble ideals of “Bahujan Hitaya, Bahujan Sukhaya”, the News Services Division (NSD) of AIR strives to provide news and views to every dweller in this vast country in varied terrains, 24X7, in all major languages and dialects, while adhering to highest professional ethics and standards in Radio Broadcasting.
SET UP OF NSD
The News Services Division is headed by a Director General (News), who is one of the senior most officers of the Indian Information Service. He is assisted by a team of Additional Directors General (News), Directors (News) and Joint Directors (News), Deputy Directors (News), Asstt. Directors (News), News Editors and Reporters etc. The different operational wings of NSD at headquarters in Delhi include: General News Room, Hindi News Room, Reporting Unit, Talks and Current Affairs Unit, Newsreel Unit, Indian Language Units, Reference and PP&D Unit, IT & Website unit and Administrative Wing. The Regional News Units in various States are headed by an officer of the rank of Director or Deputy Director/Assistant Director and assisted by News Editors, Reporters and Newsreaders-cum-Translators.
EARLY HISTORY
The history of news broadcasting in India is much older than that of All India Radio. The first news bulletin in the country went on the air from the Bombay Station on July 23, 1927 under a private company, the Indian Broadcasting Company. A month later on August 26, 1927 another bulletin in Bengali was started from the Calcutta Station. Until 1935, two bulletins, one each in English and Hindustani were broadcast from Bombay and a bulletin in Bengali was broadcast from Calcutta. The Indian Broadcasting Company went into liquidation in March, 1930 following which broadcasting came under the direct control of the Government of India. The service was designated as the Indian State Broadcasting Service. It was renamed All India Radio on June 8, 1936.
DEVELOPMENT
The real breakthrough in news broadcasting came after January 1936 when the first news bulletin from the Delhi Station went on the air on January 19, 1936 coinciding with the starting of its transmission. Besides, news bulletins in English and Hindustani, talks on current affairs were also started from the Station in both the languages.
The Central News Organization was set up on August 1, 1937. Mr. Charles Barnes took charge as the first News Editor in September and he later became the first Director of News. The outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 gave an impetus to the development of the Organization. The Monitoring Service was set up in 1939 to monitor foreign broadcasts. In 1943, the External Broadcast Unit was set up under the Director of News. By 1945, the Central News Organization was handling news bulletins in different Indian languages as well as in the External Services. After Independence, news broadcasts of AIR grew both in quantity and quality. More emphasis was laid on national and regional news bulletins.
SOURCE OF NEWS
The bulk of AIR news comes from its own Correspondents spread all over the country. It has more than 81 regular Correspondents in India and abroad at Colombo, Dhaka, Dubai and Kathmandu. Apart from this, AIR has over 520 Part-time Correspondents based at nearly all district headquarters. The PTCs are to meet the requirements of Doordarshan News also.
OUTPUT
- 607 bulletins daily in 92 languages/dialects
- Foreign language bulletins in Arabic, Baluchi, Burmese, Dari, French, Indonesia, Persian, Pashtu, Russian, Sinhala, Swahili, Tibetan, Thai, Chinese etc.
- Over 60 hours of total daily broadcast of news bulletins and current affairs programs
- Special bulletins/programmes during elections, budgets, sessions of parliament/state legislatures
- Radio Plus: News on Website, News on Social Media- Facebook, Twitter, Soundcloud, YouTube & Instagram.
NEWS BULLETINS
A. Total daily Broadcast duration of News Bulletins and News Based Programmes from NSD and RNUs
| Bulletins | Number of Bulletins | Duration (daily in minutes) | Language(s)/Dialects |
| Hourly Bulletins, Regional bulletins, External bulletins, FM headlines bulletins etc from NSD and RNUs. | 607 | 3150 min (52 hrs 30 min) |
92 |
| (NSD – 129)
(RNU – 478) |
NSD: 846 min (14 hrs 06 min)RNUs: 2304 min (38 hrs 24 min) |
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| News based programmes- NSD HQ (Approximate) |
10-12 | 180 min (03 hrs) |
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| News based programmes- RNUs (Approximate) |
35-40 | 280 min (04 hrs 40 min) |
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| Total broadcast time from NSD RNUs | 3610 min (60 hrs 10 min) |
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B. Details of News Bulletins from NSD HQ. (Delhi)
| News Bulletins
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Number of Bulletins | Duration (daily in minutes) | Language(s)/Dialects |
| Ø Hourly Bulletins (Home) | 44 | 285 min | English- 21 Hindi- 23 |
| Ø External Bulletins | 15 | 117 min | English- 10 Hindi- 05 |
| Ø Indian Language Bulletins (Home and External) |
23 | 212 min | Nepali (04), Kashmiri (02), Sanskrit (02), Punjabi (04), Urdu (11) |
| Ø Foreign Language Bulletins (Overseas Services) |
23 | 208 min | Arabic (3), Baluchi (1), Burmese (1), Dari (2), French (1), Indonesia (1), Persian (3), Pashtu (3), Russian (1), Sinhala (2), Swahili (1), Tibetan (2), Thai (1), Chinese (1) |
| Ø FM Headlines | 24 | 24 min | English-06, Hindi-18 |
| Total (daily)-Bulletins | 129 Bulletins | 846 minutes (14 hrs 06 min) |
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| Total (daily)-News based programmes (Approximate) | 10-12 | 180 min | English, Hindi |
| Total daily broadcast time from NSD HQ | 1026 minutes (17 hrs 06 min) |
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C. Regional Bulletins
Regional news bulletins were introduced in the early fifties. The first such news bulletins were broadcasted in April, 1953 from Lucknow and Nagpur Stations. In 1954-55, Regional News Units were set up at Bombay, Madras and Calcutta. This went on steadily and at present there are 46 Regional News Units functioning in different parts of the country. 478 news bulletins in 77 regional languages/dialects including English and Hindi are being broadcast from RNUs for a duration of nearly 38 hours. These include 255 headlines bulletins on FM and other frequencies.
Details of Bulletins and Current Affairs Programmes of RNUs
Total No. of RNUs – 46
News Bulletins:-
| News Bulletins from RNU
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Number | Duration (daily in minutes) | Language(s)/Dialects |
| (a) Regional Bulletins | 176 | 1339 | 77 |
| (b) National bulletins | 35 | 345 | #Kannada, Telugu, and Sindhi * Assamese, Odia, Malayalam, Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati, Dogri, Arunachali (Hindi/English), Bangla, @Konkani |
| (c) FM Headlines | 255 | 505 | 17 |
| (c) External Bulletins in Indian Languages | 12 | 115 | Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malyalam, Gujarati, Sindhi and Bangla 7 |
| Total (daily) | 478 | 2304 |
Programmes:-
| News based progammes | Number per year | Duration (in hours) | Language(s)/Dialects |
| (a) News Reel | 2132 | 538 | 15 |
| (b) District News Letter | 5468 | 507 | 16 |
| (c ) News Commentary | 2236 | 203 | 10 |
| (d ) Others | 2884 | 458 | 17 |
| Total (per year) | 12720 | 1706 | |
| Total (per month) | 1060 | 140 | |
| Total (daily)-News based programmes (Approximate) | 35-40 | 4 hrs 40 min |
NEWS BASED PROGRAMMES
During February 1936, talks on current topics were introduced for the first time in English. In September that year, talks on current topics in Hindustani were added. Later ‘Topics for Today’ and ‘Focus’ on matters of current interests were introduced on 26th October, 1962. In 1967, the programmes ”Topic for Today” and ”Focus” were renamed as ”Spotlight and ”Current Affairs”.
News based programmes broadcast from NSD HQ.
Daily
| S. No
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Name of Programme | Frequency | Time of broadcast | Duration | Language | Name of Channel |
| 1 | Spotlight | Daily | 2115-2130 hrs. | 15 min. | English | Rajdhani |
| 2 | News Analysis | Daily | 2115-2130 hrs. | 15 min | English | FM Gold |
| 3 | Samayiki | Daily | 1935-1945 hrs. | 10 min | Hindi | Indraprastha |
| 4 | Market Mantra | Daily | 1830-1900 hrs. | 30 min | Bilingual | FM Gold |
| 5 | Sports Scan | Daily | 2030-2045 hrs. | 15 min | Bilingual | FM Gold |
| 6 | Newsreel (Mon/Tue/Thu/ Sat)/ Samachar Darshan (Wed/Fri/Sun) |
Daily | 2020-2030 hrs. | 10 min | English/ Hindi |
Rajdhani |
| 7 | Press Comments | Daily | 1750-1755 hrs | 05 min | English | Rajdhani |
| 8 | Parikarma (News Magazine Programme) |
Daily | 1630-1700 hrs | 30 min | Bilingual | FM Gold |
| 9 | Aaj Savere (News Magazine Programme) |
Daily | 0730-0800 hrs. | 30 min | Bilingual | FM Gold |
| 10 | Gulf Charcha | Daily | 2200-2205 hrs | 05 min | Hindi | ESD Hindi Service |
| Weekly | ||||||
| 11 | Public Speak | Monday | 2130-2205 hrs | 35 min | Bilingual | FM Gold |
| 12 | Vaad- Samvaad | Tuesday | 2145-2200 hrs | 15 min | Hindi | FM Gold |
| 13 | Money Talk | Tuesday | 2130-2145 hrs. | 15 min | English | FM Gold |
| 14 | Charcha ka Vishai hai | Wednesday | 2130-2200 hrs. | 30 min | Hindi | Indraprastha/ FM Gold |
| 15 | Surkhiyon Mein | Thursday | 2145-2200 hrs. | 15min | Hindi | FM Gold |
| 16 | Country Wide | Thursday | 2130-2145 hrs. | 15min | Bilingual | FM Gold |
| 17 | Current Affairs | Friday | 2130-2200 hrs. | 30 min | English | Rajdhani/ FM Gold |
| Total | 320 min (5 hrs 20 min) | |||||
COVERAGE OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS
The daily and weekly reviews of the proceedings in Parliament during the sessions were introduced on February 14, 1961 in English and Hindi. The daily review called ‘Today in Parliament’ in English and ‘Sansad Sameeksha’ in Hindi has two parts, one on the proceedings in the Lok Sabha and the other on those in the Rajya Sabha. The weekly review in English – ‘This week in Parliament’ and that in Hindi ‘ Is Saptah Sansad Main’ – sums up the important highlights of the proceedings in both Houses during the preceding week.
The broadcast of the daily and ‘Weekly Reviews’ of the proceedings of the State legislatures, when they are in session, were started in 1971-72 in the respective regional languages. A review of the ‘Proceedings of the Delhi Assembly’ was started from December 14, 1993.
RADIO NEWSREEL
Radio Newsreel was started on December 10, 1955 both in English (Radio Newsreel) and Hindi (Samachar Darshan) from Delhi. Newsreel in English is broadcast on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday while Samachar Darshan is broadcast on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Some Regional News Units also put out regional Newsreels in the respective regional languages.
SOCIAL MEDIA
The NSD, AIR has been expanding its presence year after year, across various domains with the aim to disseminate news to the public and reaching diverse cross sections of the society. NSD, AIR has embraced new technologies and practices, since last three years, to add to its traditional platform and disseminate News and Discussion Programmes on New Media applications, including Social Media, as Radio..
Since three years, the News Services Division has substantially increased its presence on the social media viz Website, Facebook, Twitter, Soundcloud, YouTube & Instagram and has crossed major milestones in reaching out to audience far and wide.
| Started in January, 2013 Over 1.81 million followers |
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| Started in June, 2013 3.3 million followers on NSD facebook accounts |
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| Website | More than 34 million visits per month. |
| Sound Cloud | Started in 2014 Over 16 thousand followers |
Languages of Bulletins
Languages of News bulletins of Eighth Schedule of Constitution of India: (Total Languages- 22)
Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Maithili, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
Other Indian Languages Bulletins: (Total Languages- 5)
Bhojpuri, Chhattisgarhi, English, Ladakhi, Rajasthani.
Bulletins in Dialects : (Total Dialects- 51)
Angami, Adi, Adi(Galo), Apatani, Ao, Balti, Bhojpuri, Bhutia, Chakhesang, Chang, Dimasa, Garo, Gojri, Hmar, Ho, Idu, Jaintia, Kabui, Karbi, Khasi, Khampti, Khiamnugan, Konyak, Kokborok, Kuki, Kurukh, Lepcha, Lotha, Mao, Miju Mishmi Wancho, Mundari, Mizo, Nagamese, Nagpuri, Nocte, Nyshi, Paite, Pahari, Phom, Purgee, Rengma, Sangtam, Sambalpuri, Sema, Thadou, Tangkhul, Tangin, Tangsa, Tulu, Yimchungru, Zeilang.
Bulletins in Foreign Languages: (Total Languages- 14)
Arabic, Baluchi, Burmese, Chinese, Dari, French, Indonesia, Persian, Pashto, Russian, Sinhala, Swahili, Tibetan, Thai.
News Schedule
Schedule of daily news bulletins from Delhi along with their channel of broadcast
| ENGLISH
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| S. No. | Time (Hrs.) | Duration | Channel |
| 1. | 0000-0005 | 05 min | Rajdhani/FM Gold |
| 2. | 0105-0110 | 05 min | National (MW) |
| 3. | 0200-0205 | 05 min | FM Gold |
| 4. | 0305-0310 | 05 min | National (MW) |
| 5. | 0400-0405 | 05 min | FM Gold |
| 6. | 0505-0510 | 05 min | National (MW) |
| 7. | 0605-0610 | 05 min | Rajdhani/ FM Gold |
| 8. | 0815-0830 | 15 min | Rajdhani/ FM Gold |
| 9. | 0905-0910 | 05 min | Rajdhani |
| 10. | 1005-1010 | 05 min | Rajdhani |
| 11 | 1200-1205 | 05 min | Indraprastha/ FM Gold |
| 12. | 1300-1305 | 05 min | Rajdhani/ FM Gold |
| 13. | 1400-1415 | 15 min | Rajdhani/ FM Gold |
| 14 | 1500-1505 | 05 min | FM Gold |
| 15. | 1600-1605 | 05 min | Rajdhani/ FM Gold |
| 16. | 1705-1710 | 05 min | Rajdhani |
| 17. | 1800-1805 | 05 min | Rajdhani |
| 18. | 2000-2005 | 05 min | RN |
| 19. | 2005-2010 | 05 min (Sports) | RN |
| 20. | 2100-2115 | 15 min | Rajdhani/FM Gold |
| 21. | 2300-2305 | 05 min | Rajdhani |
| Total | 21 Bulletins | 135 min (02 hours 15 min) |
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| HINDI
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| S. No. | Time (Hrs.) | Duration | Channel |
| 1. | 0005-0010 | 05 min | Indraprastha/ FM Gold |
| 2. | 0100-0105 | 05 min | FM Gold |
| 3. | 0205-0210 | 05 min | National (MW) |
| 4. | 0300-0305 | 05 min | FM Gold |
| 5. | 0405-0410 | 05 min | National (MW) |
| 6. | 0500-0505 | 05 min | FM Gold |
| 7. | 0600-0605 | 05 min | Indraprastha/ FM Gold |
| 8. | 0700-0705 | 05 min | Indraprastha/ FM Gold |
| 9. | 0800-0815 | 15 min | Indraprastha/ FM Gold |
| 10. | 0900-0905 | 05 min | Indraprastha |
| 11 | 1000-1005 | 05 min | Indraprastha |
| 12. | 1100-1105 | 05 min | Indraprastha/ FM Gold |
| 13. | 1205-1210 | 05 min | FM Gold |
| 14 | 1305-1310 | 05 min | Indraprastha |
| 15. | 1415-1430 | 15 min | Indraprastha/ FM Gold |
| 16. | 1700-1705 | 05 min | Indraprastha |
| 17. | 1805-1810 | 05 min | Indraprastha |
| 18. | 1900-1905 | 05 min | Indraprastha |
| 19. | 1905-1910 | 05min (Sports) | FM Gold |
| 20 | 1950-2000 | 10 min *(Pradeshik) | Indraprastha |
| 21. | 2045-2100 | 15 min | Indraprastha |
| 22. | 2200-2205 | 05 min | FM Gold |
| 23. | 2305-2310 | 05 min | Indraprastha |
| Total | 23 bulletins | 150 min (02 hours 30 minutes) |
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Indian Languages Bulletins from NSD, HQ.
| Sr.No. | Unit | No. of bulletins | Bulletins | Duration | Total Broadcast Time |
| 1 | NEPALI | 4 | 0750-0800 | 10 min (ext) | 40 min |
| 1230-1240 | 10 min (ext) | ||||
| 1925-1935 | 10 min | ||||
| 1950-2000 | 10 min (ext) | ||||
| 2 | KASHMIRI | 2 | 0745-0755 | 10 min | 25 min |
| 1825-1840 | 15 min | ||||
| 3 | SANSKRIT | 2 | 0655-0700 | 5 min | 10 min |
| 1810-1815 | 5 min | ||||
| 4 | PUNJABI | 4 | 0830-0840 | 10 min | 35 min |
| 1340-1350 | 10 min | ||||
| 1840-1845 | 05 min (ext) | ||||
| 1930-1940 | 10 min | ||||
| 5 | URDU | 11 | 0615-0625 | 10 min (ext) | 102 min (1 Hour 42 min) |
| 0850-0905 | 15 min | ||||
| 0930-0933 | 03 min (ext) | ||||
| 1350-1400 | 10 min | ||||
| 1402-1407 | 05 min (ext) | ||||
| 1650-1700 | 10 min (ext) | ||||
| 2000-2010 | 10 min (ext) | ||||
| 2116-2130 | 14 min | ||||
| 2145-2155 | 10 min (ext) | ||||
| 2300-2310 | 10 min (ext) | ||||
| 0055-0100 | 05 min (ext) | ||||
| Total | 23 bulletins | 212 min (3 hrs 32 min) |
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Haj Bulletin of 05 minutes duration is also broadcast during Haj period for two months (1110-1115).
Details of External English News Bulletins broadcast by NSD HQ
(English)
| Sr. No. | Time | Duration |
| 1. | 0600-0605 | 05 min |
| 2. | 1530-1540 | 10 min |
| 3. | 1625-1627 | 02 min |
| 4. | 1900-1910 | 10 min |
| 5. | 2025-2030 | 05 min |
| 6. | 2330-2340 | 10 min |
| 7. | 0030-0035 | 05 min |
| 8. | 0230-0235 | 05 min |
| 9. | 0330-0340 | 10 min |
| 10. | 0430-0440 | 10 min |
| Total | 10 Bulletins | 72 min (1 hour 12 min) |
* SAARC bulletin of 5 minutes duration is broadcast on Sunday only from 2030-2035 hrs.
Details of External Hindi News Bulletins broadcast by NSD HQ
(Hindi)
| Sr. No. | Time | Duration |
| 1. | 0130-0140 | 10 min |
| 2. | 0435-0445 | 10 min |
| 3. | 0850-0900 | 10 min |
| 4. | 1035-1040 | 05 min |
| 5. | 2150-2200 | 10 min |
| Total | 05 Bulletins | 45 min |
Foreign Language Bulletins which are compiled by NSD, AIR in English and broadcast by ESD, AIR
| Sr. No.
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Language | Time | Duration |
| 1. | Arabic | 1020-1030 1755-1759 (News Briefs) 0110-0114 (News Briefs) |
10 min 04 min 04 min |
| 2. | Baluchi | 2032-2040 | 08 min |
| 3. | Burmese | 1746-1756 | 10 min |
| 4 | Chinese | 1745-1755 | 10 min |
| 5. | Dari | 0835-0845 1846-1855 |
10 min 09 min |
| 6. | French | 0120-0130 | 10 min |
| 7. | Indonesia | 1416-1425 | 09 min |
| 8. | Persian | 0935-0945 2150-2200 2255-2259 (News Flash) |
10 min 10 min 04 min |
| 9. | Pushtu | 0750-8000 1950-2000 2055-2059 (News Flash) |
10 min 10 min 04 min |
| 10. | Russian | 2200-2217 | 17 min |
| 11. | Sinhala | 1905 – 1915 2010 – 2015 |
10 min 05 min |
| 12. | Swahili | 2110-2117 | 07 min |
| 13. | Thai | 1650-1700 | 10 min |
| 14. | Tibetan | 1800-1817 1845-1855 |
17 min 10 min |
| Total | 23 Bulletins | 208 min
(3 hours 28 min) |
FM Headlines
FM Rainbow News Headlines in English:-
| Sr. No.
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Time |
| 1. | 0100 Hrs. |
| 2. | 0200 Hrs. |
| 3. | 0900 Hrs. |
| 4. | 1000 Hrs. |
| 5. | 2200 Hrs. |
| 6. | 2300 Hrs. |
FM Rainbow News Headlines in Hindi:-
| Sr. No. | Time |
| 1. | 0000 Hrs. |
| 2. | 0300 Hrs. |
| 3. | 0400 Hrs. |
| 4. | 0500 Hrs. |
| 5. | 0600 Hrs. |
| 6. | 0700 Hrs. |
| 7. | 0800 Hrs. |
| 8. | 1100 Hrs. |
| 9. | 1200 Hrs. |
| 10. | 1300 Hrs. |
| 11. | 1400 Hrs. |
| 12. | 1500 Hrs. |
| 13. | 1600 Hrs. |
| 14. | 1700 Hrs. |
| 15. | 1800 Hrs. |
| 16. | 1900 Hrs. |
| 17. | 2000 Hrs. |
| 18. | 2100 Hrs. |
| RNUs Bulletins
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| S.NO | Name of RNU | Bulletins | |||||||
| Number | Timing | Duration | Language | FM | MW | SW | |||
| 1 | Agartala | 1 | 0735-0740 | 5 | (Bengali) | √ | |||
| 1 | 0740-0745 | 5 | (Kokborok) | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1945-1955 | 10 | (Kokborok) | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1955-2005 | 10 | (Bengali) | √ | |||||
| 2 | Ahmedabad | 1 | 0705-0715 | 10 | Gujarati | √ | |||
| 1 | 0720-0730 | 10 | Sindhi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 0745-0755 | 10 | Gujarati | √ | |||||
| 1 | 0840-0850 | 10 | Sindhi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 0945-1000 | 15 | Gurjarti | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1320-1330 | 10 | Gujarati | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1430-1435 | 5 | Gujarati | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1815-1825 | 10 | Sindhi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1910-1920 | 10 | Gujarati | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1950-2000 | 10 | Gujarati | √ | |||||
| 1 | 2010-2020 | 10 | Sindhi | √ | |||||
| 3 | Aizwal | 1 | 0730-0740 | 10 | (Mizo) | √ | |||
| 1 | 1830-1840 | 10 | (Mizo) | √ | |||||
| 4 | Aurangabad | 1 | 0650-0700 | 10 | Marathi | √ | |||
| 1 | 1300-1305 | 5 | Marathi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 0840-0845 | 5 | Urdu | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1725-1730 | 5 | Marathi | √ | |||||
| 5 | Bangalore | 1 | 0735-0745 | 10 | Kannada | √ | |||
| 1 | 0820-0830 | 10 | Kannada* | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1310-1320 | 10 | Kannada | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1430-1435 | 5 | Kannada | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1840-1850 | 10 | Kannada | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1935-1945 | 10 | Kannada | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1815-1820 | 5 | Tulu (Weekly) | √ | |||||
| 6 | Bhopal | 1 | 0705-0715 | 10 | Hindi | √ | |||
| 1 | 1420-1425 | 5 | Hindi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1910-1920 | 10 | Hindi | √ | |||||
| 7 | Bhuj | 1 | 0650-0655 | 5 | Gujarati | √ | |||
| 1 | 1825-1830 | 5 | Gujarati | √ | |||||
| 8 | Calicut | 1 | 0645-0655 | 10 | Malayalam | √ | |||
| 1 | 1230-1240 | 10 | Malayalam | √ | √ | ||||
| 9 | Chandigarh | 1 | 1305-1310 | 5 | Hindi | √ | |||
| 1 | 1310-1315 | 5 | Punjabi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1810-1820 | 10 | Hindi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1820-1830 | 10 | Punjabi | √ | |||||
| 10 | Chennai | 1 | 0535-0545 | 10 | Tamil | √ | |||
| 1 | 0645-0655 | 10 | Tamil | √ | |||||
| 1 | 0715-0725 | 10 | Tamil | √ | |||||
| 1 | 0810-0815 | 5 | Tamil | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1240-1250 | 10 | Tamil | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1725-1730 | 5 | Tamil | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1830-1840 | 10 | Tamil | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1915-1925 | 10 | Tamil | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1945-2000 | 15 | Tamil | √ | |||||
| 1 | 2200-2205 | 5 | Tamil | √ | |||||
| 11 | Cuttack | 1 | 0705-0710 | 5 | Odia | √ | |||
| 1 | 0715-0725 | 10 | Odia | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1350-1400 | 10 | Odia | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1432-1442 | 10 | Odia | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1845-1855 | 10 | Odia | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1915-1925 | 10 | Odia | √ | |||||
| 12 | Dehradun | 1 | 1830-1840 | 10 | Hindi | √ | |||
| 13 | Dharwad | 1 | 0705-0715 | 10 | Kannada | √ | |||
| 14 | Dibrugarh | 1 | 1800-1805 | 5 | Assamese | √ | |||
| 15 | Gangtok | 1 | 1845-1850 | 5 | Lepcha | √ | |||
| 1 | 1850-1855 | 5 | Bhutia | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1840-1845 | 5 | Nepali | √ | |||||
| 16 | Gorakhpur | 1 | 0720-0730 | 10 | Hindi | √ | |||
| 1 | 1800-1805 | 5 | Bhojpuri) | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1805-1810 | 5 | (Hindi) | √ | |||||
| 17 | Guwahati | 1 | 0705-0715 | 10 | Assamese | √ | |||
| 1 | 0850-0900 | 10 | Assamese | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1340-1350 | 10 | Assamese | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1845-1855 | 10 | Assamese | √ | |||||
| 1 | 2125-2130 | 5 | Assamese | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1545-1550 | 5 | Karbi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1515-1520 | 5 | Nepali | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1630-1635 | 5 | Bodo | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1905-1915 | 10 | Assamese | √ | |||||
| 18 | Hyderabad | 1 | 0705-0715 | 10 | Telugu-N | √ | |||
| 1 | 1230-1240 | 10 | Telugu-N | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1310-1320 | 10 | Telugu | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1750-1800 | 10 | Urdu | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1810-1815 | 5 | Telugu-Ex | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1815-1825 | 10 | Telugu | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1905-1915 | 10 | Telugu-N | √ | |||||
| 19 | Imphal | 1 | 0730-0740 | 10 | Manipuri | √ | |||
| 1 | 1200-1205 | 5 | Manipuri | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1600-1606 | 6 | (Hmar) | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1620-1626 | 6 | (Paite) | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1640-1646 | 6 | (Kabui) | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1700-1707 | 7 | (Thadou) | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1730-1736 | 6 | (Mao) | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1750-1757 | 7 | (Tangkhul) | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1930-1945 | 15 | Manipuri | √ | |||||
| 20 | Itanagar | 1 | 0620-0625 | 5 | Tagin | √ | |||
| 1 | 0640-0645 | 5 | Apatani | √ | |||||
| 1 | 0715-0720 | 5 | Adi (Galo) | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1545-1550 | 5 | Miju Mishmi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1606-1610 | 4 | Khampti | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1625-1630 | 5 | Wancho | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1645-1655 | 10 | Hindi | √ | √ | ||||
| 1 | 1655-1700 | 5 | English | √ | √ | ||||
| 1 | 1700-1705 | 5 | Idu | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1720-1725 | 5 | Tangsa | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1740-1745 | 5 | Nocte | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1830-1835 | 5 | Adi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1900-1905 | 5 | Nyshi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1945-1950 | 5 | Hindi | √ | √ | ||||
| 1 | 1950-1955 | 5 | English | √ | √ | ||||
| 21 | Jaipur | 1 | 0900-0905 | 5 | Hindi | √ | |||
| 1 | 1230-1235 | 5 | Hindi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1830-1840 | 10 | Hindi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1850-1900 | 10 | Rajasthani | √ | |||||
| 22 | Jammu | 1 | 0830-0840 | 10 | Dogri | √ | |||
| 1 | 0920-0930 | 10 | Dogri | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1010-1015 | 5 | Gojri | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1230-1235 | 5 | Dogri | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1700-1710 | 10 | Gojri | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1815-1825 | 10 | Dogri | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1915-1930 | 10 | Dogri | √ | |||||
| 23 | Kargil | 1 | 1725-1730 | 5 | Purgee | √ | |||
| 1 | 1930-1935 | 5 | Purgee | √ | |||||
| 24 | Kohima | 1 | 0555-0605 | 10 | Sangtam | √ | |||
| 1 | 0625-0635 | 10 | Yimchungru | √ | |||||
| 1 | 0655-0705 | 10 | (Konyak) | √ | |||||
| 1 | 0720-0730 | 10 | (Nagamese) | √ | |||||
| 1 | 0725-0730 | 5 | (English) | √ | |||||
| 1 | 0835-0845 | 10 | Khiamnugan) | √ | |||||
| 1 | 0905-0915 | 10 | Phom) | √ | |||||
| 1 | 0935-0945 | 10 | Chang) | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1005-1015 | 10 | (Zeliang) | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1500-1510 | 10 | (Kuki) | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1530-1540 | 10 | (Rengma) | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1600-1610 | 10 | (Sema) | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1630-1640 | 10 | (Lotha) | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1700-1710 | 10 | (Chakhesang) | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1730-1740 | 10 | (Ao) | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1800-1810 | 10 | Angami | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1910-1920 | 10 | Nagamese | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1920-1930 | 10 | (English) | √ | |||||
| 25 | Kolkata | 1 | 0620-0630 | 10 | Bengali | √ | |||
| 1 | 0725-0735 | 10 | Bengali | √ | |||||
| 1 | 0735-0745 | 10 | Bengali | √ | |||||
| 1 | 0915-0925 | 10 | Bengali | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1010-1015 | 5 | Bengali | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1230-1233 | 3 | Bengali | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1250-1300 | 10 | Bengali | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1330-1340 | 10 | Bengali | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1340-1345 | 5 | Bengali | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1710-1715 | 5 | Bengali | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1810-1815 | 5 | Santhali | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1835-1838 | 3 | Bengali | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1935-1945 | 10 | Bengali | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1950-2000 | 10 | Bengali | √ | |||||
| 1 | 2010-2015 | 5 | Bengali | √ | |||||
| 1 | 2200-2210 | 10 | Bengali | √ | |||||
| 26 | Kurseong | 1 | 1850-1900 | 10 | Nepali | √ | |||
| 27 | Leh | 1 | 0905-0910 | 5 | Ladakhi | √ | |||
| 1 | 1915-1925 | 10 | Ladakhi | √ | |||||
| 28 | Lucknow | 1 | 1310-1315 | 5 | Urdu | √ | |||
| 1 | 1920-1930 | 10 | Hindi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1830-1840 | 10 | Hindi | √ | |||||
| 29 | Mumbai | 1 | 0830-0840 | 10 | Marathi | √ | |||
| 1 | 1035-1040 | 5 | Marathi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1330-1340 | 10 | Marathi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1345-1350 | 5 | Marathi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1815-1818 (DTH) | 3 | Marathi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1900-1910 | 10 | Marathi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1945-1948 (DTH) | 3 | Marathi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1945-2000 | 15 | Marathi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 2005-2015 | 10 | Marathi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 2050-2100 | 10 | Gujarati | √ | |||||
| 30 | Nagpur | 1 | 1850-1900 | 10 | Marathi | √ | |||
| 31 | Panaji | 1 | 0725-0730 | 5 | Konkani | √ | |||
| 1 | 0840-0850 | 10 | Konkani | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1830-1835 | 5 | Konkani | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1920-1930 | 10 | Konkani | √ | |||||
| 32 | Patna | 1 | 0830-0840 | 10 | Hindi | √ | |||
| 1 | 1510-1515 | 5 | Hindi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1515-1520 | 5 | Urdu | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1815-1820 | 5 | Mathili | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1930-1940 | 10 | Hindi | √ | |||||
| 33 | Port Blair | 1 | 0705-0715 | 10 | Hindi | √ | |||
| 1 | 1850-1900 | 10 | Hindi | √ | |||||
| 34 | Puducherry | 1 | 1810-1820 | 10 | Tamil | √ | |||
| 35 | Pune | 1 | 0710-0720 | 10 | Marathi | √ | |||
| 36 | Raipur | 1 | 1800-1805 | 5 | Chattisgarhi | √ | |||
| 1 | 1908-1918 | 10 | Hindi | √ | |||||
| 37 | Ranchi | 1 | 0830-0840 | 10 | Hindi | √ | |||
| 1 | 1900-1910 | 10 | Hindi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1920-1925 | 5 | Nagpuri* | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1925-1930 | 5 | Kurukh* | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1930-1935 | 5 | Mundari* | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1935-1940 | 5 | Ho* | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1940-1945 | 5 | Santhali* | √ | |||||
| 38 | Sambalpur | 1 | 2017-2027 | 10 | Sambalpuri | √ | |||
| 39 | Shillong | 1 | 0745-0750 | 5 | Khasi | √ | |||
| 1 | 0830-0835 | 5 | English | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1805-1815 | 10 | Garo | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1840-1850 | 10 | Jaintia | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1950-2000 | 10 | Khasi | √ | |||||
| 40 | Shimla | 1 | 0915-0920 | 5 | Hindi | √ | |||
| 1 | 1800-1805 | 5 | Hindi | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1950-2000 | 10 | Hindi | √ | |||||
| 41 | Srinagar | 1 | 0920-0925 | 5 | Kashmiri | √ | |||
| 1 | 0925-0930 | 5 | Urdu | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1230-1235 | 5 | Urdu | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1235-1240 | 5 | Kashmiri | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1620-1630 | 10 | Pahari | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1750-1800 | 10 | Gojri | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1920-1930 | 10 | Balti | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1930-1940 | 10 | Kashmiri | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1940-1955 | 15 | Urdu | √ | |||||
| 1 | 2305-2310 | 5 | Urdu | √ | |||||
| 42 | Silchar | 1 | 0735-0740 | 5 | Bengali | √ | |||
| 1 | 1730-1735 | 5 | Manipuri | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1800-1805 | 5 | Dimasa | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1955-2005 | 10 | Bengali | √ | |||||
| 43 | Thiruvanthapuram | 1 | 0725-0735 | 10 | Malayalam | √ | |||
| 1 | 1230-1240 | 10 | Malayalam | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1250-1300 | 10 | Malayalam | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1820-1830 | 10 | Malayalam | √ | |||||
| 1 | 1925-1935 | 10 | Malayalam | √ | |||||
| 1 | 2315-2330 | 15 | Malayalam | √ | |||||
| 44 | Tiruchirapalli | 1 | 1345-1355 | 10 | Tamil | √ | |||
| 45 | Vijayawada | 1 | 0645-0655 | 10 | Telugu | √ | √ | ||
| 1 | 1320-1330 | 10 | Telugu | √ | √ | ||||
| 46 | Visakhapatnam | 1 | 2000-2010 | 10 | Telugu | ||||
| Total | 223 | ||||||||
